RESPA News Archive

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HUD Targets Real Estate Brokers for Alleged Referral Fees in its Two Latest RESPA Settlements
(August 11, 2006) Details on the actions against Prudential and Coldwell Banker.
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HUD Settles Case Against Detroit Real Estate Brokers Over Violations of Anti-Kickback Rules.
(October 31, 2005) The four brokers agreed to pay $80,000 to the U.S. Treasury as a result of the settlements. Learn the details at HUD's website.
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HUD Reaches Settlement with Coldwell Bankers
(September 22, 2005) Read what can happen when HUD targets real estate brokers for alleged referral fees.
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Watch the free RESPA webcast, originally aired September 2005
(September 23, 2005) On September 22, 2005, NAR hosted an hour-long webcast seminar featuring Phil Schulman, Esq., a nationally recognized expert on real estate settlements, and Michael Thiel, NAR associate counsel to answer questions about what real estate professionals can and cannot do under the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA).
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NAR Statement on Withdrawal of RESPA Regulation
(March 22, 2004) The NAR issued a statement on the recent decision to withdraw the proposed rule on the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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RESPA Rule Should Not Be Finalized, NAR President Testifies
(January 6, 2004) The proposed rule to reform the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) should not be finalized in its current form, NAR President Walt McDonald testified today before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business.
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